Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-03-11
Death of a Prominent Citizen.

was not ascertained, until the steamer
was on her return trip to Seattle.
The remains We're brought to this city
Wednesday, and inferred yesterday,
the funeral services being held at the
family residence ON Eastside. The
cause OF death was organic disease Of
the heart, resulting in frequent severe
spasms, during one of which he passed
to the Unknown Shore.
Mr.. Horton was born in Goshen,
Orange county, New York, in 1881.
He came to California in the memora-
BILE days of '49, where he remained till
1852 when he removed to Oregon, and
Was engaged several years as engineer
on the river boats, Fashion and Lot
Whitcomb. In the Spring of 1853, he
was married, at the Cascades to Miss
Emma Hartsock, who survives him.
In 1855 he came to Puget Sound where
he has ever since resided. The same
year he proceeded to San Francisco
with Capt. J. G. Parker and brought
to the Sound the propeller Traveller
owned and commanded by Capt. P.
She came into port one November
morning with her owner at the
wheel, Mr.. Horton at the throttle
and Quincy A. Brooks, our pres
ent Collector of Customs, as pas
senger. The Trdreler ran several
years on the Sound under command
of her owner, when she passed into
the possession of the engineer, Mr..
Horton. In the fall of 1857 the steam
er was lost off Foulweather bluff, while
under charter to the Indian Depart
ment and temporarily commanded by
Capt. Thos. Slater. All on board were
lost except two Indians, who, being
good swimmers, reached the shore.
Over twenty years ago Mr.. Horton
originated and established the Wash
ington Water Co., the principal own
ers, with himself, being Capt. Hale
and S. d. Howe. The present city
water system is the outgrowth of that
enterprise. Possessed of an active
temperament and love for his chosen
profession, in the succeeding years We
again find the deceased in the engine
rooms, of the anderson, the Neu
World, the Hunt, and other Sound
steamers. He was subsequently in
strumental in establishing the water
pipe factory at Tumwater, and for
several years the business was prose
cuted with energy and profit, Mr..
Horton being the inventor of many
appliances patented by him, for the
improvement of wooden water con-
duits. The Puget Sound Pipe Works,
of this city, is the result of this VEN
ture. Mr.. Horton was likewise the
patentee of a process for preserving
piles from the ravages of the toredo,
which was engaging the attention OF
capitalists with fair prospect OF
speedy and extensive introduction, at
the time of his death, his absence
from home being partially to consult
with parties in Tacoma for the erec-
ton of works for its manufacture.
1t will thus be seen that the de-
ceased was q useful member Of the
community. He was a man of enter
prise, energy and great will power.
He had succeeded in enlisting more
foreign capital in our local business
pursuits than any other man in the
community. His place will be diff
ficult to fill and the void left in the
community will be seriously felt.
Without pretense to any extraordinary
virtues, without assumption OF any
special credit for his life labors, he
leaves the world with the acknowledge.
ment of all that the community in
which his lot was cast has been bene.
fited by his presence.
The deceased leaves an unbroken
family circle. The four children have
all arrived at mature years and are
settled in life. The wife and Mrs
Lillian Mason, his second daughter
live in Eastside, his son James al
Glen Eden, Eugene S., his second son
in this city, and Mrs. Col. w. d. Rodg.
ers, formerly Mrs. Neate) at Los An
geles, California.